Workmatters Blog

My alarm went off early one morning to a painful Focus on the Family story about a man who grew up in an orphanage. As I laid there captivated by the horrific childhood picture he was painting, I was drawn into his description of the bully system in the...

Should you ever share how you have served? Should you ever make sure you get the credit? In a previous blog post I made the case that we can serve at work whether or not we’ll get any benefit in return. Here were the major points: As followers of Jesus we...

A 2012 study found that one third of Americans believe “religious freedom in the U.S. has grown worse in the past 10 years” (33%). By 2015, that number grew to four in 10 (41%). However, as this belief increases, so does the need to have more intentional...

Golf is a humbling sport. If you’ve ever played, you know exactly what I’m talking about. It seems really simple and straight forward. All you have to do is hit the little, motionless ball towards the flag right? For some reason, when I try to perform this...

How many of you can honestly say you spend daily quiet time with the Lord? Don't worry - I won't ask for a show of hands. Like you, I keep a pretty busy schedule. So busy in fact, that I often find myself forgetting to have that much-needed time with the...

Throughout my life, I have been a veracious annual goal setter. I have been known to create a multi-page document each December detailing my goals in each element of my life, including faith, husband, father, work, church, community, etc. Did it work?...

How do you succeed in a project when the stakes are high, you don’t have relevant experience and you are in a context completely outside of your normal environment? We have all been there. We might have a clear idea of what we want, but there just doesn't...

Three years ago, WorkMatters launched a new event format called FUSE, a quarterly luncheon event. Its purpose was to “engage” more leaders in a faith and work journey. Over 2,600 leaders have done just that -- the stories of impact have been powerful! We are...

Every great journey begins with one step. As you think about how to better live out your faith at work, you are probably trying to decide where to start. One of the first steps every Christian marketplace leader must take is to commit to being an intentional...

We all face times of uncertainty, especially in our work. Maybe there’s a threat of job loss, perhaps it doesn’t look like you’re going to hit your financial goals, or a big account isn’t going to come through. Whatever the uncertainty is, it can feel like...